Glider



Sept. 2 293?. c. H. OERMANN I 2,092,032

GLIDER Filed Feb. 24, 1936 3 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR (EARL H. OERMANNATTORNEY P 1937. c. H. QERMANN 2,092,082

GLIDER Filed Feb. 24, 1936 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 v5 HIIIEIIIH INVENTOR CARLH. OERMANN ATTORNEY Sept. 7, 1937. c. H. OERMANN GLIDER Filed Feb. 24,1956 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 FLOOR LINE INVENTOR CARL H. OERMANN BY WM %.W

ATTORNEY Patented Sept. 7, 1937 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Claims.

This invention relates. to gliders or couch hammocks or the like.

An object of the invention is to provide a glider or couch hammockwherein the'seat is supported 5 for swinging movement in a novel andimproved manner.

Another object of the invention is to provide an improved glider or thelike in which the supporting means for the seat is located beneath the 1seat structure so as to be entirely out of the way of an occupant oroccupants of the glider.

Another object of the invention is to provide an improved glider or thelike in which the supporting means for the seat is of such form that theseat has smoother movement'than various types of gliders heretoforeproduced.

Another object of the invention is to provide an improved glider or thelike having a. novel form of glider frame construction and mountin forthe glider seat.

Another object of the invention is to provide an improved glider of thecharacter mentioned, which is simple in construction, and reliable andexact in function under all conditions of service.

The invention also comprises certain new and useful improvements in theconstruction, arrangement and combination of the several parts of whichit is composed, as will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed.1

In the accompanying drawings;-

Figure 1 is a perspective of a glider or couch hammock constructedaccording tothe present invention;

' Fig. 2 is an end elevation, parts being omitted means;

Fig. 3 is a detail plan of a portion of the glider frame, the handle atone end of the seat frame being in section, and the back being omitted;I

Fig. 4 is a detail front elevation, partly in section, of the structureshown in Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is a vertical section taken on the line 5-5 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 6 is a vertical section taken on the line 8-6 of Fig. 2; and

Fig. 7 is a vertical section taken on the line 1-1 of Fig. 2.

Referring to the drawings, the improved glider or couch hammockcomprises similarly formed end supports II, which constitute supportingmeans for the seat structure, as will be hereinafter described. Each endsupport comprises a front foot i3, a rear foot ,andan arcuatebar l5, ofsuitable con- 55 tour, as shown in Fig. 2, which connects said feet.

superposed above the end supports I I, is a, seat frame 16 of anydesired construction. In the present instance the seat frame it is shownas being formed of angle irons or bars, there being spaced front andrear side bars 11, it, which are to illustrate more clearly the seatsuspension connected at their ends byflcross bars l9. Also intermediateof their ends, the side bars I1, I 8,- are connected by a cross bar 20(Figs. 3 and 4).

Fixed to, and carried by the cross bars l9 of the' seat frame, are armrests 2|, preferably formed from pipes or tubes, and having any desiredcurvature or shape.

Suitably secured to the rear end of the seat frame It, is a back frame22, of any approved construction. The relative position of the back 0frame may be adjusted by means of notched straps 23,;which are pivotedto thearm rests 2| and extend through slots 24 formed in the ends -ofthe back frame 22, as shown in Fig. 2'. The straps 23 are formed with aplurality of notches 25 along one edge, to provide teeth adapted toengage the slots 24, as shown.

The seat frame [6 supports a spring structure, 26 (Fig. 2) and thespring structure 26 in turn supports seat cushions 21 (Figs. 1 and 2).The back frame 22 supports back cushions 28, as is customary. In Figs. 3and 4 the spring structure 26 is omitted, so as to clearly show theconstruction of the seat frame [6 and associated parts.

Depending from the end cross bars I 9, is a pair of supporting elements,one of which is disposed near the front of the seat frame it, and theother being located near the rear of said seat frame.

Each front supporting element comprises a bar 30, the upper end of whichis pivoted to the cross bar l9, as indicated at 29. At the lower end ofbar 30 there is secured thereto an arcuate bar, so formed as to providea pair of arms 3i, 32 which extend forwardly and rearwardly,respectively, from the supporting bar 30.

Each rear supporting element comprises a bar' 33, the upper end of whichis pivoted to the cross bar l9, as indicated at 39. The lower end of bar33 carries an arcuate member, formed to provide 40 a. pair of arms 34,35 which extend, respectively, forwardly and rearwardly from the bar 33.

' As shown in Fig. 2, the front and rear supporting elements maypreferably be substantially in the form of an inverted T. 45

Also, as shown in Figs. 4 and,5, it will be noted that the length of theseat frame 16 is slightly greater than the distance between theendsupportsll, so that the cross bars [9 are disposed slightlyoifsetwith respect to said end supports. According y. the bars 30 and 33extend downwardly and inwardly from the cross bars I 9. In this way thesupporting means for the glider will be disposed underneath the gliderseat, in an out of the way position. i

Preferably the bars 30 are connected to the bars constituting the arms3|, 32, by means of rivets, and also connected to the lower ends of thebars 30 at the places where the arms 3!, 32 are connected thereto, arethe downturned ends of a brace 31. The brace 31 underlies the seat framel6 and at an intermediate point is connected to cross bar 20, asindicated at 38, Figs. 3

and 4. Brace 31 parallels the front-and rear side bars l1 and I8 of theseat frame It.

In order to further reinforce the seat structure, a second bar or brace40 may be employed. The brace 40 is constructed similarly to brace 3'!and has downwardly bent ends which are secured to the rear supportingelement at the point where bar 33 is connected to the bar constitutingarms 34, 35 (Fig. 2). The intermediate portion of brace 40 is connectedto cross bar- 20, as indicated at 4|, Fig. 3.

The front and rear supporting elements may be connected to the endsupports II by any suitable means. As shown, such connecting means maycomprise a plurality of links.

In the instant case, four sets of links are em- 20 :lioyed, indicated,respectively, at 43, 44, 45', and

43 and 45 are arranged invsubstantially parallel relationship, whilelinks 44 and 46 are disposed substantially parallel to each other.

25 However, links 43 and 45 are inclined with respect to the vertical inone direction when the glider is at rest, while links 44 and 46 are in-'clined in the opPOsite direction.

If so desired the links may be constructed 30" from bars or straps ofsuitable metal, or said links may be constructed .from any othersuitable material, such as wires, rods, or the like.

.As shown best in Fig. 2, the upper end of link '43 is pivotallyconnected to. the bar l5, as indi- 35 cated at 48, and the lower end ofsaid link is pivotally connected to the front extremity of arm 3|,asindicated at 49.

The upper end of link 45 is pivotally connected to the-bar l5, asindicated at 50' and the lower 40 end of said link is pivotallyconnected to the front end of arm 34, as indicated at whereby link 45will be disposed substantially parallel with link 43. The upper end oflink 44 is-pivotally connected 45 to the bar l5, as indicated at 52, thepoint 52 being disposed slightly tothe rear of pivot point ,5ll of link45, andthe lower endof link 44 is pivotally connected to the extremityof arm 32, as indicated at 53.

50 The upper end of 1ink'46 is pivotally connected to bar l5, asindicated at 54, and the lower end i of link 46 is pivotally connectedto arm 35, as indicated at 55, whereby link 46 vwill be disposedsubstantially parallel with link .44.

A's shown in Figs. .6. and '7. thelinks may be constructed in pairs, soas to straddle the end supports II, as well as the front and rearsupporting elements, and said links are so formed as to permit easyswinging movements of the .60 seat with respect to the stationary endsupports.

The construction and mounting of the seat is such that the seat issupported so as to swing forward and backward (see dotted lines Fig. 2%)without any substantial side sway and the swinging 65' movement of theseat is somewhat more pleasant than was obtained from gliders orcouch-hammocks heretofore constructed in which the seats were suspendedrather than supported from end members. H g 1 ',-g.

Changes may be\made iii the"details of construction and in thearrangement of the parts above described within certain limits without"departing from the spirit of the invention.

Y porting members.

Having thus described my invention; what I claim is:-

l; Glider structure comprising stationary end members, a seat structureoverlying said endend, said cross arms being disposed beneath theintermediate portions of said stationary end members,- each end of eachcross arm being connected by a link to an intermediate portion of one ofsaid end members.

- '2. Glider structure comprising stationary end members, each in theform -of an arcuate bar having downturned ends providing feet forsupporting the bar, the intermediate portion of said end members beingdisposed in a plane spaced above the fioor, a seat structure overlyingthe 4 end supporting members, a pair of member depending from each endof the seat structure and terminating beneath theintermediate of saidend members; each of said depending members being pivotally connected atits upper end to said seat structure and having a cross arm rigidlyconnected to its lower portion, each end of each cross .arm beingconnected by a link to an intermediate portion of one of said endmembers.

3. A glider comprising end supporting, members, each having anintermediate portion disposed in a planeabove the floor, a seatstructure overlying said end supportingniembers, a pair of invertedT-shaped members pivotally 0011-. nected at their upper ends to each ofthe ends of said seat structure and having a cross arm at their lowerends disposed beneath the intermediate portionsof said and supportingmembers, each end of each cross arm being connected by a link to anintermediate portion of one of said supporting members.

4. A glider comprising end supporting members having an arcuate barformed with downturned ends whereby the intermediate portion of saidbar. is disposed in a plane above the floor, a seat structure overlyingsaid supporting members, a pair of inverted T-shaped membersat each endof the glider, each T-shaped member having a substantially verticallydisposedbar pivoted at its upper end to the end-of saidseat structureand a substantially horizontally disposed cross arm rigidly fixed to itslower end,-

-, 5. A glider comprising stationary end supporting members having anintermediate portion disposed in a plane above the floor, a seatstructure overlying said end members, a pair of inverted T-shapedmembers pivotally connected tc each end of said seat structure anddepending'thereq from and terminating in a cross arm disposed in a planelocated beneath the intermediate portions of said-end supportingmembers, each end of each cross arm being connected by a link to anintermediateportion of one of said sup- CARL 1!. 0mm.

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